Namerikawa滑川市

Namerikawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Namerikawa (滑川市, Namerikawa-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture. Population 32,349 (2020 census), area 54.62 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Toyama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

滑川市

Reading

Namerikawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

32,349 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 32,755

Area

54.62 km²

Density

592 people per km²

Households

12,115

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

397 (1.2%)

Code

16206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Namerikawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toyama City富山市
• Uozu City魚津市
• Kamiichi Town上市町

Questions about Namerikawa

Is Namerikawa a city or a prefecture?

Namerikawa (滑川市) is a city (市, shi) in Toyama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Namerikawa?

Namerikawa is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Namerikawa?

32,349 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 32,755 in 2015. The area is 54.62 km², which is 592 people per km². 12,115 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Namerikawa?

Three: Toyama City (富山市), Uozu City (魚津市), and Kamiichi Town (上市町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Namerikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Namerikawa written in Japanese?

滑川市, read Namerikawa-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Namerikawa begin?

富山県滑川市… (Toyama-ken, Namerikawa-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.